An allocation of $4 million has been set aside to strengthen the resilience of fishing communities against climate change. Details for the ‘Promoting Community-Based Climate Resilience in the Fisheries Sector’...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is reporting growth of 16 per cent in the agriculture sector for the October to December 2016 quarter, with a significant increase in the...

Phase II of the redevelopment project for the Ocho Rios Fishing Village in St. Ann is to get under way soon. This follows Cabinet’s approval of a $163.6-million contract to...

The Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, is reporting that imports of pork belly and tail are on the decline, falling by 400,000 kilograms last year....

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is to receive additional equipment this fiscal year to enhance operations at seven agro-processing incubators. This will be facilitated under the Rural Economic Development...

More than $1 billion has been allocated to the Sugar Transformation Project to develop a sustainable private-sector-led sugar industry. Details are contained in the 2017/18 Estimates of Expenditure, now before...

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, says the Knockalva Agricultural School, in Ramble, Hanover, can be a hub for school-garden and...

Farmers now have three additional products to use as they seek to maximise crop yields, while eliminating the threat of diseases. Bayer CropScience, in association with Carib-Agro Distributors (CAD), on...